English EAL/D (2U)

Course description

English EAL/D 11–12 provides students the opportunity to develop and consolidate their use, understanding and appreciation of Standard Australian English. Students engage in rich language experiences that are reflected through the integrated modes of reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing and representing.

The English EAL/D course is for students who have been educated in English for 5 years or less, either in Australia or overseas. 

Year 11 course

• Students study three modules to acquire, develop and use specific English language skills in their examination and analysis of particular aspects of shaping meaning. The modules are Language and Texts in Context, Close Study of Text and Texts and Society.

• Students may also study an optional teacher-developed module to cater to the particular needs, interests and abilities of students.

Text requirements

There are no prescribed texts for Year 11.

Students are required to study ONE quality literary text; for example a film, prose fiction, a drama or a poetry study which may constitute a selection of poems from the work of one poet.

Across Stage 6 the selection of texts must give students experience of:

• texts that are widely regarded as quality literature

• a range of Australian texts

• a range of texts authored by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples

• a range of types of texts, inclusive of prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and digital texts

• texts with a range of social, cultural and gender perspectives

* integrated modes of reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing and representing, where appropriate.

For the English EAL/D Year 11 course, students are required to:

• complete 120 indicative hours

• complete Reading to write: Transition to English EAL/D as the first unit of work

• complete Texts and society; and Close study of text

• engage in speaking and listening components in each focus area.

Year 12 course

Students are required to closely study 3 types of prescribed texts, with ONE drawn from each of the following categories:

• prose fiction

• poetry

• drama OR film OR media OR nonfiction.

The selections of texts for the focus area of Writing do not contribute to the required pattern of prescribed texts for the course.

Across Stage 6 the selection of texts must give students experience of:

• texts that are widely regarded as quality literature

• a range of Australian texts

• a range of texts authored by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples

• a range of types of texts inclusive of prose fiction, drama, poetry, nonfiction, film, media and digital texts

• texts with a range of social, cultural and gender perspectives

• integrated modes of reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing and representing, where appropriate.

For the English EAL/D Year 12 course, students are required to:

• complete the Year 11 course as a prerequisite

• complete 120 indicative hours

• complete Texts and human experiences as the first unit of work

• complete Language, identity and culture; Close study of text; and Writing

• engage in speaking and listening components in each focus area.

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